Rail Skills Training Framework

A Tender Notice
by NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Framework (Services)
Duration: 8 year
Value: £79M-£79M

Sector: PROFESSIONAL
Published: 24 Mar 2022
Delivery: To 23 Feb 2030 (est.)
Deadline: 06 Apr 2022 11:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom: Nationally

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Network Rail Infrastructure London

Description

Network Rail is currently delivering Rail Skills Training from training centres nationwide as well as from depots and DU’s, and external sites. In line with the recent regionalisation of the railways, Network Rail is also moving to a regional delivery model for Rail Skills training. The five regions of Network Rail are: Eastern Region North West & Central Scotland’s Railway Southern Wales & Western The eight lots to which training will be required for are: - Lot 1: First Aid & Manual Handling Lot 2: Lineside Management Lot 3: Rail Plant Lot 4: SMTH/Signalling Lot 5: Track Safety Lot 6: Transportable, Portable Mobile Plant Lot 7: Working at Heights Lot 8: Health, Safety & Sustainability

Lot Division

2	Lineside/Vegetation Management Value: £5M Delivery of a range of Lineside and Vegetation Management Training, to include: - Aerial tree activities - Chainsaw competency courses - Equipment and machinery - Felling and processing trees - Woodland and forestry management - Ground-based tree work - Refresher training (as advocated by the HSE) Please refer to the scope for the full list of courses.
3	Rail Plant Value: £3M To deliver a range of Rail Plant training services (please refer to the scope for the full list of courses) to NR employees. Trainers should have a thorough understanding of the Rail Industry Standard for Technical Requirements for On Track Plant and their Associated Equipment and Trolleys
4	SMTH/Signalling Value: £18M Deliver a range of training courses (please refer to the scope for the full list of courses) to NR employees for attainment of critical signal engineering competencies to enable effective maintenance on the railway.
5	Track Safety Value: £18M Deliver a range of training courses (please refer to the scope for the full list of courses) to NR employees for attainment of critical track safety competencies to enable effective maintenance on the railway.
6	Transportable, Portable and Mobile Plant (PTMP) Value: £4M Deliver a range of training courses (please refer to the scope for the full list of courses) to NR employees for attainment of critical On-Track Plant and Machine/Crane Controller competencies to enable effective maintenance on the railway.
7	Working at Height Value: £14M Deliver a range of training courses (please refer to the scope for the full list of courses) to NR employees in compliance with Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAHR).
8	Health, Safety & Sustainability Value: £8M Deliver a range of Health, Safety & Sustainability training courses (please refer to the scope for the full list of courses) to NR employees to meet customer needs .
8	First Aid and Manual Handling Value: £8M To deliver a range of First Aid and Manual Handling training services (please refer to the scope for the full list of courses) to NR employees ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992

CPV Codes

80511000 - Staff training services
80560000 - Health and first-aid training services
03400000 - Forestry and logging products

Indicators

Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
Renewals are not available.

Legal Justification

UCR allows for a maximum term of 8 years, justification is: -There is a requirement to develop and build strategic long term relationships, to harness collaboration and innovation. - This approach will deliver long term commitment to the supplier, and flexibility of local delivery to the routes and regions